Parts Commercial Apprentice
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Company: DAF TRUCKS LIMITED
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Location: Haddenham, HP17 8LJ
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £19,000.00 per year
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Sector: Business and administration
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Ref: NAS-2000023542
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Application Deadline Date: 31/05/2026
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Start Date: 17/08/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Thursday, 8.45am - 5.15pm and Friday, 8.45am - 4.45pm.
Brief Description
DAF are the market leading truck manufacturer in the UK and have been for over 30 years.
This role is great way to learn and hone your commercial skills in Business Intelligence, Pricing, Marketing and Project working as part of the DAF family and the wider PACCAR group that employs over 25,000 people worldwide.
Training to be Provided
Duration:
- 36 months practical training period, plus 3-6 months for End Point Assessment
Delivery model:
- Work-based training with your employer
- Day release during term time (approximately 1 day a week for 3 years)
- Regular meetings with your training coordinator to monitor progress and well-being
- Apprentices will need to complete a minimum of 926 hours of off-the-job training during their apprenticeship
Qualifications included:
- BA (Hons) Business Management Practice
- Level 6 Chartered Manager (Degree) Apprenticeship
End Point Assessment:
- Portfolio based interview
- Project presentation
Future Prospects
- We are looking for an ambitious employee who wants to grow and expand the role beyond the end of the apprenticeship period
- For the right candidate we may consider supporting their next step in their learning qualification, potentially through a CMA or similar
- The role has previously been done by graduates and interns, many of whom have since gone on to management positions within DAF and PACCAR
Vacancy Detail
Around 1 in 3 trucks on the road are DAFs meaning we play a massive part in keeping the wheels of business turning in the UK, Europe and beyond.
The role sits within the PACCAR Parts department responsible for the sales and marketing of truck parts to Fleet and Retail customers through a network of around 130 dealers across the UK. It will provide you with hands on experience of Business Intelligence and Reporting, Pricing and Marketing, as well as exposure to Product Management and Sales.
Duties will include:
- Maintenance and development of parts sales reports
- Produce and circulate daily and monthly performance reports to the dealer network and regional sales management team
- Assist Parts Business Management team Monthly and Biannual price reviews
- Assist Parts Business Management Team with National and Dealer contract special price files
- Undertake pricing and margin analysis
- Produce ad-hoc business reports to support the Management Team, Product Managers and Regional Sales Managers
- Monitor and analyse performance and identify areas for further analysis
- Working with business planning in the development and future maintenance of new parts reporting
- Undertake ad-hoc tasks from Parts Business Manager, Parts Management team, Regional Managers and Product Managers
- Support administration requirements of Product Management and Pricing teams
- Identify and recommend opportunities for efficiency improvements to product management and pricing processes
- Liaise with other departments to help resolve dealer or customer enquiries
Other Information
- The successful candidate will need their own transport to travel into the office and to college
- There will also be other opportunities for travel within the UK and potentially abroad